Topic > Inaccurate Conclusions About Hmong People - 764

Hmong people are often treated as if they are unintelligent when interacting with professionals in the larger Minnesota community. Because when they communicate with other professionals, they speak with an accent, but that doesn't mean that person can't read or write in English. The Hmong people are just as intelligent as everyone else here, they made the effort to go to school to learn to read, write and speak English so they can communicate with others. Even though the Hmong don't know how to use big words, they are still able to communicate and understand what is said to them. And as for some Hmong, like the elders, they don't understand much English, and that's probably because they never had the chance to learn it when they came here to the United States. The issue of being a Hmong person can be very challenging, especially here in the United States, because Hmong elders don't know what life is really like here and need assistance learning to live here like everyone else. They don't know how things should be done or what they should do after receiving a letter in the mail from the county. So this gives us a way to think about what to do to make things better for the Hmong people, so they figure out how to live their lives here. One thing that will work is, if there are some people from the Hmong community who are willing to step up and speak on behalf of the other Hmong who don't speak English, that will help resolve all the conflicts that are going on with them. . Like doctor's visits, social worker meetings, and school conferences, because these seem to be the most important meetings to attend when it comes to their children's he... middle of paper... lack of diversity , People Hmong are always looked down upon and receive no knowledge for the work they do. So this is a very important issue that needs to be addressed by the Hmong community. They need group leaders to organize meetings, to meet certain people, to interact with other races and communities. But I think the reason for the lack of diversity is that they fear other races, because they think they will be robbed of what they have, but that's not always the case. They can go to community centers to interact with non-violent communities who want to stay away from the violence going on in their communities and to reduce the causes of violence by involving more and more people in what they do, especially children. This can also show others that some Hmong people can read and understand English just like everyone else